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The WebSphere Application Server local file-based user registry must not be used.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-255864WBSP-AS-001020SV-255864r1051118_ruleCCI-000764medium
Description
WebSphere does not provide direct audit of changes to the built-in file registry. The built-in file registry must not be used to support user logon accounts. Use an LDAP/AD server and manage user accounts centrally.
STIGDate
IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-26

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (71) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00

+61 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.1
1.00
3.5.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000764
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-01
1.00
PR.AA-03
1.00
PR.AA-05
1.00

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-255864r1051118_chk)

Navigate to Security >> Global Security. Under "User Account Repository" if the "Federated Repositories" is chosen, click on "Configure". Under "Repositories in the realm", if "o=defaultWIMFileBasedRealm" appears in the "Base Entry" column, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59480r876882_fix)

Navigate to Security >> Global Security. Under "User Account Repository", select "Stand alone LDAP" from the "Available realm definitions" drop-down. Click on "Configure". Select an existing user from the LDAP directory to be the primary WebSphere admin user. Identify the type of LDAP server; specify an IP or DNS name for the LDAP Server, and the port used to connect to the LDAP server. Specify BASE DN. Specify the BIND DN. Specify the BIND Password. Select the "SSL enabled" check box to use secure LDAP. Click "Apply". Click "Save". Go to Global Security. Select "Standalone LDAP registry" from the "Available realm definitions" drop-down. Click "Set as current". Click "Apply". Click "Save". Restart the dmgr and synchronize the JVMs.